Survey pole with integrated antenna
AssigneeRTR Technologies, Inc.
InventorsThomas Pattison, Chris Pifer
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Abstract
Survey pole assembly and associated methods. In an embodiment, a survey pole assembly comprises a pole adapter configured to attach to a top end of a survey pole, and an antenna integrated in the survey pole. The pole adapter comprises a top male mount configured to mechanically couple to a survey instrument, and an antenna link comprising an upper Radio Frequency (RF) connector electrically coupled to a lower RF connector. The upper RF connector is configured to electrically connect to a corresponding RF connector of the survey instrument, and the lower RF connector is configured to electrically connect to the antenna integrated in the survey pole.
Claims20
A survey pole assembly, comprising:
- a pole adapter configured to attach to a top end of a survey pole;
- and
- an antenna integrated in the survey pole;
- wherein the pole adapter comprises:
- a top male mount configured to mechanically couple to a survey instrument;
- and
- an antenna link comprising an upper Radio Frequency (RF) connector electrically coupled to a lower RF connector, wherein the upper RF connector is configured to electrically connect to a corresponding RF connector of the survey instrument, and the lower RF connector is configured to electrically connect to the antenna integrated in the survey pole.
A survey pole assembly, comprising:
- a pole adapter configured to attach to a top end of a survey pole;
- and
- an antenna;
- wherein the pole adapter comprises:
- a top male mount configured to mechanically couple to a survey instrument;
- a bottom antenna mount configured to hold the antenna within a hollow portion of the survey pole;
- and
- an antenna link comprising an upper Radio Frequency (RF) connector electrically coupled to a lower RF connector, wherein the upper RF connector is configured to electrically connect to a corresponding RF connector of the survey instrument, and the lower RF connector is configured to electrically connect to the antenna.
A method of assembling survey equipment, the method comprising:
- acquiring a survey pole, a pole adapter, and an antenna, wherein the pole adapter comprises a top male mount configured to mechanically couple to a survey instrument, and an antenna link comprising an upper Radio Frequency (RF) connector electrically coupled to a lower RF connector;
- electrically coupling the antenna to the lower RF connector of the pole adapter;
- attaching the pole adapter to a top end of the survey pole, wherein the antenna is integrated in the survey pole;
- mechanically mounting the survey instrument to the top male mount of the pole adapter;
- and
- electrically coupling the upper RF connector of the pole adapter to a corresponding RF connector of the survey instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.